This article is from the source 'independent' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alton-towers-80-people-stuck-on-broken-down-monorail-during-heatwave-10359456.html
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Alton Towers: 80 people stuck on broken down monorail during heatwave | Alton Towers: 80 people stuck on broken down monorail during heatwave |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Eighty people were trapped on the monorail at Alton Towers for an hour after two trains broke down during a heatwave. | |
| The vehicles stopped at around 5:30pm on Wednesday as temperatures across the country soared above 30C. | |
| It took staff an hour to walk guests off the ride via the evacuation walkways, BBC News reported. | |
| Elsewhere at the park, guests on the Air rollercoaster were stranded mid-air for 20 minutes after the ride stopped. | |
| A spokesman for the park told the broadcaster that the delays were "within expected levels". | A spokesman for the park told the broadcaster that the delays were "within expected levels". |
| He added that the monorail ride would re-open on Thursday. | |
| "The train drivers kept guests informed via the on board PA system and refreshments were provided," he said. | "The train drivers kept guests informed via the on board PA system and refreshments were provided," he said. |
| The incidents comes after 16 people were left trapped 7.6m above the ground following a crash on The Smiler ride at the park last month. Four park guests were left with serious injuries after a carriage packed with guests crashed into an empty carrier on 2 June. | |
| Vicky Balch, 20, and Leah Washington, 17, were among the most seriously injured and have both had to have parts of one of their legs amputated after the tragic accident. |